Creating and caring for beautiful wildflower meadows.
A practical guide to converting a lawn into a wildflower meadow: reducing soil fertility, clearing grass, choosing native seed, sowing in autumn and managing the meadow each year.
How cattle, sheep and ponies are used to manage wildflower meadows — what conservation grazing does, how to time it, and what to look for.
Native wildflowers feed the whole insect life cycle, while many non-natives only feed adults. Here's how to tell the difference and plan a meadow...
A season-by-season guide to the British native wildflowers that feed bees and butterflies, from spring cowslips to autumn ivy, with practical meadow management advice.
When to cut a wildflower meadow depends on whether it is annual or perennial. Here is how to time the hay cut, clear the crop and use aftermath grazing.
A month-by-month guide to spring meadow care: when to scarify, how to tackle docks and thistles, and how to monitor growth from March to the first hay cut.
How to grow a compact wildflower meadow in containers, raised beds or a strip of lawn, with advice on soil, seed, and the cutting regime that keeps it flowering.
A practical introduction to twenty widespread British wildflowers, covering the key features, flowering times and habitats you need to name them...
From over-rich soil to badly timed mowing, these ten common wildflower meadow mistakes are easy to make — and just as easy to avoid with a little planning.
Annual wildflower mixes flower in the first summer but need re-sowing; perennial mixes cost more and take a year to establish, then last for seasons. Here's how to choose.
